cacology
/kəˈkɒləd͡ʒi/
cacology noun: poor diction or choice of words.
Noun
cacology (usually uncountable, plural cacologies)
- Poor diction or choice of words.
- My lord's sayings and doings are most amusing. As I mentioned his cacology, I will give you a sample. His second wife took great pains to improve him, but in vain. When he came here under her tutelage, she watched his words, and always corrected him, even before company. One day, being asked to...1867 May 25, "Social Siftings", Charles Dickens (editor), All the Year Round, No. 422, p. 526 (Google preview)
cacology meaning in Urdu
cacology in Urdu
- غلط تلفظ
Forms of cacology
| plural | cacologies |
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Origin of cacology
From caco- + -logy.
Questions about cacology
- What does cacology mean?
- Cacology means poor diction or choice of words.
- What is cacology in Urdu?
- Cacology in Urdu is غلط تلفظ. See Cacology meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is cacology?
- Cacology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cacology?
- Cacology is pronounced /kəˈkɒləd͡ʒi/.
- What is the plural of cacology?
- The plural of cacology is cacologies.
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